Khemraj Bhatta 'Mayalu' (; 1946/1947 – 22 September 2023) was a Nepalese politician. He was a member of the

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(NC) party, the successor party to

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C(D)of which he had also been a member while it existed. (The two—formerly split—parties reunified in 2007.) During the panchayat regime he was the general secretary of the underground leftist group Nepal Janabadi Morcha (NJM), living in exile in

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, India. After the 1985 Nepal bombings, which NJM had claimed responsibility for, Mayalu received a life sentence . In the 1994 Nepalese legislative elections Mayalu was the candidate of NJM in the Dadeldhura constituency. Mayalu came second with 9966 votes; the seat was won by

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with 20701 votes. Later Mayalu joined the Nepali Congress; he won the

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3 seat in the 1999 legislative elections as a Nepali Congress candidate. He got 15574 votes. On 23 February 2001, the

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(at that time, the "Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)", and since 2009, the "Communist Party of Nepal aoist Centre) attacked Mayalu's residence in Guleriya. In total Maoists have seized 15

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s () of land belonging to Mayalu. When Sher Bahadur Deuba split away from the NC party and formed NC(D), Mayalu followed him. On 18 October 2001, Mayalu was named Minister of General Administration in Deuba's cabinet. In 2005, Mayalu participated in pro-democracy demonstrations. During a period of crack-downs on the protests, Mayalu was twice arrested, along with other protestors, on 8 March and later on 29 May 2005. It is unclear for how long he was detained. Mayalu died in Kathmandu on 22 September 2023, at the age of 76. The 76-year-old former MP was receiving treatment for cancer at Bir Hospital, Mayalu's brother Chhabilal confirmed.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bhatta, Khemraj Mayalu 1940s births Year of birth uncertain 2023 deaths Government ministers of Nepal Nepali Congress (Democratic) politicians Nepali Congress politicians from Sudurpashchim Province Nepal Janabadi Morcha politicians Nepalese exiles People sentenced to death in absentia Nepal MPs 1999–2002 Nepalese expatriates in India